Food — Gross Production Index Number in South America
South America: Food — Gross Production Index Number was 119.76 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Food — Gross Production Index Number in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
South America recorded 119.76 for food — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in South America peaked at 119.76 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.38, in 1961.
South America ranks 11th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food — Gross Production Index Number in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.38 | — |
| 1962 | 21.2 | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 21.8 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 21.85 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 23.21 | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 23.15 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 24.57 | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 24.65 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 25.74 | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 26.27 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 26.41 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 26.86 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 26.86 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 28.75 | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 29.76 | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 31.44 | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 32.52 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 33.13 | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 34.29 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 35.53 | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 37.58 | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 37.85 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 37.7 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 39.19 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 41.23 | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 41 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 43.12 | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 44.49 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 45.38 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 45.51 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 46.99 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 48.85 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 49.52 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 52.71 | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 55.37 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 56.13 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 55.31 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 56.38 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 59.72 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 60.69 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 62.68 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 65.25 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 69.54 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 72.68 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 72.94 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 76.61 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 81.16 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 84.38 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 81.45 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 88.42 | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 91.39 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 89.87 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 97.57 | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 101.06 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 100.29 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 98.65 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 103.98 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 103.47 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 107.54 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 110.35 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 110.25 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 110.56 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 115.35 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 119.76 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.95 | 20.38 | 25.74 | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.63 | 26.27 | 34.29 | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.31 | 35.53 | 45.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.65 | 45.51 | 59.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.74 | 60.69 | 84.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.22 | 88.42 | 107.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.25 | 110.25 | 119.76 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 0.9882 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -4.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 6.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.1424 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -2.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross production index number in South America?
- Food — gross production index number in South America was 119.76 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 119.76 in 2024.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.38 in 1961.
- How does South America rank for food — gross production index number?
- South America ranks 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.